This paper looks behind the standard, publicly available employment and unemployment statistics that studies of … estimates show that measured employment and unemployment rates are quite sensitive to definition, particularly in the treatment … official definitions in apparently minor ways can produce alternative employment rates that are sharply higher in Russia but …

We estimate the effects of privatization on firm-level wages and employment in four transition economies. Applied to … impacts on both employment and wages in all four countries. The negligible consequences of domestic privatization for workers … effects of all types in Russia and Ukraine. The positive employment outcome under foreign ownership results from a substantial …

universe of manufacturing firms inherited from the Soviet Union. Employment growth displays substantial increase in …